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Tugende closes pre-Series B funding raising US$10m in equity and debt transactions arranged by Verdant Capital

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022

Tugende, the innovative fintech platform for MSME credit and asset-financing in East Africa, closed in Q2 pre-Series B equity funding from existing shareholders led by Partech and two new investors,…

Çerkezköy Elektrik Şirketi

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisNews In PicturesOctober 11, 2022June 18, 2025

Çerkezköy Elektrik Genel Elektrik Hizmetleri Çerkezköy Elektrikçi ile Güvenilir Çözümler Günlük yaşamınızı sekteye uğratan elektrik arızalarında Çerkezköy Elektrik Şirketi her zaman yanınızda. Elektrik sistemi tesisat arızaları, priz montajı, aydınlatma tesisatı,…

Serengeti Breweries taps UBL’s Alfred Balikagira as its Operations Director

Nelson NambooleNews & AnalysisOctober 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Serengeti Breweries Ltd has appointed Alfred Balikagira as its Operations Director – effective 01 November 2022. Alfred has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing operations at both operational and…

Kyosk Digital Services Uganda: Building the Future of Uganda’s Informal Retailers

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisOctober 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Kyosk, a tech-led company that connects informal retailers and other similar outlets directly to fast-moving consumer goods companies, (FMCGs) is transforming Uganda’s retail system one retailer at a time.  The…

Stanbic bank to celebrate customers with month-long showcase markets, educates them on record keeping

Nelson NambooleNews & AnalysisOctober 8, 2022October 8, 2022

Stanbic bank Uganda, the oldest Commercial Bank in Uganda, has joined the world to commemorate global customer service week. Stanbic decided to stretch the celebration for the whole month of…

Q&A: Two years of Dorothy Kisaka at KCCA— the wins, the misses, revitalizing a Covid-19 shaken Smart City strategy and why winning the trust of Kampala’s political leadership is key

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO PerspectivesNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipOctober 8, 2022October 8, 2022

For starters, what are your overall comments on the results of the snap poll versus what in your view, the Authority has been able to implement and or achieve in…

September 30 – October 7, 2022: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

The Uganda shilling marginally gained as it searched for a meaningful direction on either side of 3800 mark. The unit joined a global risk rally amid weakness in the US…

ONE-ON-ONE with Ronald Mukasa Ssenkubuge, the man in charge of making CEOs

David KangyeNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Qn: Whenever you are talking to businesspeople, you speak with a lot of passion, what drives you? RM: At Enterprise Uganda, we work with people in business; those starting and…

I&M Bank celebrates Customer Service Week with blood donation drive

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

I&M Bank Uganda on October 6th organised a blood donation drive at their head offices in Kampala. The drive, which is part of the Bank’s Customer Service Week 2022 celebration…

Rwanda Development Board Deputy CEO Fired

Nelson NambooleNews & AnalysisOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

President Paul Kagame has fired Rwanda Development Board Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Zephanie Niyonkuru, reports local news outlet, The New Times. The fired exec was accused of repeated managerial…